국제한국언어문화학회

This study comprehensively examined the form, structure, functions, and usage of punctuation marks in modern Mongolian and Korean—using the punctuation marks in ‘Mongolian Orthography (2018)’ and ‘Korean Orthography (2017)’ as a basis—and conducted a comparative analysis. The study focused on the ‘comma (,)’, which is morphologically similar and has the most rules in modern Mongolian and Korean—including the ‘ellipsis (…)’, and ‘colon (:)’. Through this comparative analysis, I examined the similarities and differences between them and provided basic materials to help learners of both languages understand and use punctuation marks correctly. Results of the analysis showed that the Korean language has a larger variety of punctuation marks—with their respective functions and usage—than modern Mongolian. Therefore, often, we cannot find separate Mongolian regulations corresponding to the functions and usage of Korean punctuation marks. Based on these findings, I believe that there is an urgent need to revise and supplement the orthography and punctuation rules of modern Mongolian.